Category: Internet of Things

Overview We hope you are ready for SPS 2022 (Smart Production Solutions), because we want to see you there! This year’s show theme focuses on bringing automation to life, and that all starts with smart manufacturing—achieved through cloud-based technologies that simplify digital transformation. Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud technology can enable the innovation and agility […]

Uncover why cloud is the foundation of smart manufacturing Launching a smart, connected product or machine can be a challenge. You have to build applications that can use data from sensors and scale. You need visibility into how people are using your products and machines. And you need to ensure quality is topnotch. Imagine a […]

Overview The agricultural industry faces a significant challenge supplying a growing population with the healthiest and most ethical foods possible. The world’s population is expected to reach close to 10B people by 2050 and the arable land utilized to feed this population is on the decline. The farming industry has been functioning near peak efficiency […]

Data is the key enabler to digital transformation and Industry 4.0. Manufacturers can use data to realize a single view of operations and derive operational insights. These insights can be used to improve production quality, make real-time prediction, and generate cost savings. Big Data analytics techniques can provide new capabilities related to measuring performance, maintenance, […]

Introduction Hot work is defined as any operation that could be an origin of ignition in an environment with flammable materials. According to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB), hot work is one of the most common causes of worker death. It is also leading cause of industrial fires. A hot work […]

After two years of virtual shows, the world’s largest industrial trade fair, Hannover Messe, returns at the end of May, 2022 in Hannover, Germany. From Monday, May 30, to Thursday, June 2, Hannover Messe  organizers expect over 2500 exhibitors to re-launch this in-person event. This year’s show theme focuses on Industrial Transformation and how networked […]

Introduction In modern IT, everybody speaks about microservices and integration between different systems. But when we look at the shop floor, the reality is that there are a lot of different protocols depending on the machine vendor. Even when the protocol is well understood, there is still a need to implement protocol-specific adapters to convert […]

Communications service providers (CSPs) often manage millions of customer premises equipment devices (CPEs) to provide services to their customers. These devices come in different types depending on the underlying communications technologies. Cable modems and xDSL modems, set-top boxes, and wireless routers are some examples of equipment types we see in customer environments. To manage those […]

Introduction Power distribution utilities implement information and operational technology (IT/OT) applications to manage power distribution commercial activities and grid operations. These IT/OT applications include billing, customer care, smart metering, advanced distribution management systems (ADMS), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and outage management systems (OMS). In order to successfully run business processes – such as […]

This post was co-written with Russell de Pina, former Senior Partner Solutions Architect at AWS Introduction In manufacturing plants, there have been IT systems used for creating, managing and processing enterprise business data and separate OT (Operational Technology) systems used for managing operations of factories and industrial equipment. As manufactures connect their OT systems to […]